What does FOX mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. foxnoun

    alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

  2. dodger, fox, slybootsnoun

    a shifty deceptive person

  3. foxnoun

    the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

  4. Fox, Charles James Foxnoun

    English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

  5. Fox, George Foxnoun

    English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

  6. Foxnoun

    a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

  7. Foxverb

    the Algonquian language of the Fox

  8. flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick onverb

    deceive somebody

    "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

  9. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulateverb

    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

    "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

  10. foxverb

    become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

Wiktionary

  1. foxnoun

    A red fox, small carnivore (), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.

  2. foxnoun

    Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox).

  3. foxnoun

    The fur of a fox or fox fur.

  4. foxnoun

    A fox terrier.

  5. foxnoun

    The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.

  6. foxnoun

    A cunning person.

  7. foxnoun

    An attractive man or woman.

  8. foxnoun

    A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.

  9. foxnoun

    A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.

  10. foxverb

    To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.

  11. foxverb

    To confuse or baffle (someone).

    This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.

  12. foxverb

    To act slyly or craftily.

  13. foxverb

    To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.

    The pages of the book show distinct foxing.

  14. foxverb

    To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.

  15. Foxnoun

    someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

  16. Foxnoun

    derived from the name of the animal.

  17. Foxnoun

    Fox Broadcasting Company, a large television network from the USA.

    I watched a great show on Fox last night.

  18. Foxnoun

    A given name.

  19. Etymology: From fuhsaz, from puk-, peuk-. Cognate with vuhs, vos, fuhs (פֿוקס, Fuchs). The Indo-European root was also the source of Avestan pusa- (‘plait’), puxъ (пух), (paustis).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. FOXnoun

    Etymology: fox, Saxon; vos, vosch, Dutch.

    The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb. William Shakespeare.

    He that trusts to you,
    Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
    Where foxes, geese. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    These retreats are more like the dens of robbers, or holes of foxes, than the fortresses of fair warriours. John Locke.

Wikipedia

  1. Fox

    Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. Foxes have a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or brush). Twelve species belong to the monophyletic "true foxes" group of genus Vulpes. Approximately another 25 current or extinct species are always or sometimes called foxes; these foxes are either part of the paraphyletic group of the South American foxes, or of the outlying group, which consists of the bat-eared fox, gray fox, and island fox. Foxes live on every continent except Antarctica. By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with about 47 recognized subspecies. The global distribution of foxes, together with their widespread reputation for cunning, has contributed to their prominence in popular culture and folklore in many societies around the world. The hunting of foxes with packs of hounds, long an established pursuit in Europe, especially in the British Isles, was exported by European settlers to various parts of the New World.

ChatGPT

  1. fox

    A fox is a small to medium-sized omnivorous mammal belonging to the family Canidae, which also includes domestic dogs, wolves, and other similar animals. They have a pointed snout, long, bushy tail and are known for their cunning behavior. They are found in various regions around the world and are often featured in folklore and mythology. There are many different species of fox, the most common being the red fox.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Foxnoun

    a carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species

  2. Foxnoun

    the European dragonet

  3. Foxnoun

    the fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark

  4. Foxnoun

    a sly, cunning fellow

  5. Foxnoun

    rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats

  6. Foxnoun

    a sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox

  7. Foxnoun

    a tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also Outagamies

  8. Foxnoun

    to intoxicate; to stupefy with drink

  9. Foxnoun

    to make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment

  10. Foxnoun

    to repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of

  11. Foxverb

    to turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting

  12. Etymology: [See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]

Wikidata

  1. Fox

    Fox is a common name for many species of alert omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small-to-medium-sized canids, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail. Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to the Vulpes genus of "true foxes". By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox, although various species are found on almost every continent. The presence of fox-like carnivores all over the globe, together with their widespread reputation for cunning, has contributed to their appearance in popular culture and folklore in many societies around the world. The hunting of foxes with packs of hounds, long an established pursuit in Europe, especially the British Isles, was exported by European settlers to various parts of the New World.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fox

    foks, n. an animal of the family Canidæ, genus Vulpes, of proverbial cunning:—fem. Vix′en: any one notorious for cunning.—ns. Fox′-bat, a flying-fox, a fruit-bat; Fox′-brush, the tail of a fox; Fox′-earth, a fox's burrow.—adj. Foxed, discoloured, spotted.—ns. Fox′-ē′vil, alopecia; Fox′glove, a plant with glove-like flowers, whose leaves are used as a soothing medicine; Fox′hound, a hound used for chasing foxes; Fox′-hunt; Fox′-hunt′er; Fox′-hunt′ing; Fox′iness, decay: having a harsh, sour taste: state of being spotted, as books; Fox′-shark, a large shark of over 12 feet, occasionally seen off British coasts; Fox′ship (Shak.), the character of a fox, craftiness; Fox′-tail, a genus of grasses, generally characterised by a bushy head; Fox′-terr′ier, a kind of terrier trained to unearth foxes; Fox′-trap, a trap for catching foxes; Fox′-trot, a pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.—adj. Fox′y, of foxes: cunning, suspicious, causing suspicion: (paint.) having too much of the reddish-brown or fox-colour.—Fox and geese, a game played with pieces on a board, where the object is for certain pieces called the geese to surround or corner one called the fox. [A.S. fox; Ger. fuchs.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. fox

    The old English broadsword. Also, a fastening formed by twisting several rope-yarns together by hand and rubbing it with hard tarred canvas; it is used for a seizing, or to weave a paunch or mat, &c. (See SPANISH FOX.)

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. fox

    The old English broadsword.

Editors Contribution

  1. fox

    A type of animal.

    The fox walked on the path at the canal, so beautiful.


    Submitted by MaryC on May 30, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FOX

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fox is ranked #180 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Fox surname appeared 152,334 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 52 would have the surname Fox.

    88% or 134,176 total occurrences were White.
    6% or 9,231 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 3,686 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 2,803 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1% or 1,569 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 853 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FOX' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2078

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FOX' in Nouns Frequency: #2508

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FOX in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FOX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of FOX in a Sentence

  1. Cathey Haley:

    Fox News’s quite odorful, Fox News’s a rude awakening at times, when a skunk lets go right underneath your house or right under your bed, it makes for a very interesting night of sleep, or lack thereof.

  2. Donald Trump:

    I was treated very unfairly by Fox. Since then they've been excellent, they've been very nice, but it's too late.

  3. Bob Iger:

    We are also focused on leveraging Fox's vast library of great titles to further enrich the content mix on our... platforms -- for example, reimagining' Home Alone,'' Night at the Museum,'' Cheaper by the Dozen' and' Diary of a Wimpy Kid' for a new generation on Disney Animation +.

  4. Tamika Reid:

    The gunmen left without taking anything and no one was hurt. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Im just, my whole thing was my hero right here. He was trying to hit the guys, my thing was I need to get him out of the house before they do something to my son.

  5. Rachel Maddow:

    Just so you're aware, this is what is, in contrast, this is what is the front page for our friends at the Fox News Channel right now, it's as you can see a little bit different.

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